Author: Garrett Eberhardt
Trap’s Delicious Thrills and Josh Hartnett Help It Overcome a Bumpy Third Act
Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to multiplexes with his newest thriller. Trap introduces us to Cooper (Josh Hartnett), a dad from suburban Philadelphia taking his teen daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to see her favorite pop star Lady Raven…
Read More »Sing Sing Takes A Probing Look at the Capacity for Change
Sing Sing is a film that takes place in the New York State Penitentiary of the same name. Divine G (Colman Domingo) is incarcerated and finds purpose for himself by helping to organize and write for a prison…
Read More »Deadpool & Wolverine: Let Them Eat Cake
******This review contains minor scene descriptions, but no major spoilers****** After years of speculation on how the Deadpool franchise would fit into Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe following the studios acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the day has finally…
Read More »A Quiet Place: Day One Effectively Melds Character Study and Sci-Fi Horror Thrills
After becoming a surprise breakout hit in 2018, A Quiet Place has slowly expanded as a science fiction horror franchise with a 2020 sequel. Following it up is a new prequel film that expands the world and provides…
Read More »Three Kinds of Twisted Love Stories Power Kinds of Kindness
Fresh off the success of last year’s Poor Things, writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos and his ingenue Emma Stone quickly announced their next film together, taking advantage of the goodwill their cinematic partnership has engendered. Less than a year later,…
Read More »The Bikeriders Feels Like a Missed Opportunity
The Bikeriders has been building up buzz since last year, mostly based around the reported performance of Austin Butler coming off the heels of his Oscar nominated turn in 2022’s Elvis. Now, the film finally hits theaters. The…
Read More »The Watchers Can’t Deliver On Its Promising Story Elements
M. Night Shyamalan is a name that has been long established and entrenched in the horror/sci-fi thriller space for more than three decades. While polarizing, his output has seen a renaissance over the past few years as he…
Read More »Bad Boys: Ride or Die Is Theatrical Comfort Food
Creamy, warm, chicken noodle soup salted to perfection with soft, slurpy noodles and juicy chunks of chicken. A pristinely toasted grilled cheese sandwich, with the bread browned just right with butter from top to bottom and melted American…
Read More »Furiosa Lacks The Inventive Wonder That Powered Its Predecessor
Mad Max: Fury Road hit theaters in 2015 and became an instant action classic, wowing audiences with spectacular action sequences and riding the momentum to ten nominations at the Academy Awards. Its highly anticipated prequel has finally arrived…
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Maxxxine and the Fame Monster
Writer/director Ti West and actress Mia Goth captured lightning in a bottle with the release of instant cult favorite horror film X in 2022. Following a prequel film entitled Pearl released that same year, the final entry in…
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